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Bateman was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to kidnap and transport a minor for sexual activity.
people.comMr Bateman filled a power vacuum in the secretive religious community, which allegedly led to the sex trafficking of minors and obstruction of justice charges
www.independent.co.ukMr Bateman filled a power vacuum in the secretive religious community, which allegedly led to the sex trafficking of minors and obstruction of justice charges
www.the-independent.comThe leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border helped orchestrate the escape of eight girls he considered his wives from a group home where they were placed after authorities learned of what was happening, prosecutors allege in a Wednesday court filing.
www.washingtontimes.comHe's serving 50 years, but his group is still going
thetab.comSamuel Bateman was a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS, until he left to start his own small offshoot group.
www.boston.comThe leader of a polygamous group had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet.
idahonews.comSamuel Bateman, the leader of a polygamous sect in Arizona, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on December 9 for coercing children into sexual acts and orchestrating their transportation across state lines for these crimes. 🌎 Samuel Bateman Sentencing: Arizona Polygamous Sect Leader With 20 'Wives' Gets 50 Years in Prison for Sex Acts With Children.
www.latestly.comThe self-proclaimed prophet awaiting trial on kidnapping and other charges used the jailhouse phone system to "engage in sexual conversations with children," prosecutors say.
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